There’s more than one way to write an IP address

Re:There’s more than one way to write an IP address by heavenlyblue on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @09:39AM (#20391575)

Why not base64 them?

Do you actually use serial numbers anywhere else?

Why not generate a random name instead?

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Re:There’s more than one way to write an IP address by Ididntdothis on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @09:49AM (#20391688)

The serial numbers are on the back of the devices so it’s nice to be able to correlate them with the network name. As I mentioned now we prefix them with a few letters to avoid being misinterpreted.

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Re:There’s more than one way to write an IP address by Thorrez on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @11:12PM (#20398895)

Base64 needs 64 unique characters, but domains names don't have 64 unique characters. Also base64 could result in pure numbers as its output, leading to the exact same problem.

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